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At Bryn Primary School we have four classes. Each class contains two year groups.
I currently teach the Year 3 and 4 class. It contains 26 pupils with a wide range of abilities. Our current historical unit 'The Anglo-Saxons' is part of the 'Invaders and Settlers' section of the history curriculum. It leads on perfectly from our previous unit on 'The Romans'. By using their knowledge gained from the previous unit the children found it quite easy to move along the timeline to 'The Saxons'. It was also very useful to contrast and compare the two differing societies.
With a wide ability range in a split class, I find that using research is a great confidence builder for all of the children regardless of their ability. With the less able, information can be supplied for them in the form of page numbers, photocopied sheets, and lots of teacher guidance. For the most able, you often only need to point them in the right direction and they will ask you "Can we use the reference books?", "Can we use the computers?" etc. It is the teacher`s knowledge of the abilities within their class that guides the amount of support and help that individual children need. Lee
Workman |
All
the planning for our foundation subjects is based on a two year 'Rolling
Programme'. We are currently following the Yr.1, 3 and 5 sections of our
Schemes of Work. Our S.O.W.s have all been updated to meet the needs of
Curriculum 2000.
When
the children have some knowledge of a time in history I always like to
let them compile some personal research on a given aspect of the topic.
During this unit (so far) the children have compiled personal research
on Sutton Hoo and what was discovered there.